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| Eastern Province killings conducted by Army, Chairmen says to the President via Pillaiyan |
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| 22 assassinations within two days |
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(Lanka-e-News, November 29, 2008, 9.45PM) The Batticaloa district local government chairmen’s federation informed the President Mahinda Rajapakse via Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillaiyan that the Army was responsible for the spate of killing that took place in the villages of the district in the past few days.
The Chief Minister phoned the President from Batticaloa this morning and asked to strengthen security and to stop killings.
A communique issued today (28) by the federation of local government chairmen stated that the Army should bear the responsibility of the spate of killing in the district in a context LTTE had been thrown out of the district. The communique pointed out that 13 killing were conducted in three days and 22 killings took place on 26 and 27 alone in Tamil areas.
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The local government chairmen ask who killed the people in Tamil villages like Ariyampaththu, Kadathawalai, Kalawachikudi, Erivil alongside Batticaloa - Kalmunai road that are under Army control.
Batticaloa Municipal Council Chairman Sivageetha prabakaran handed over a copy of the chirmen’s communique to the Chief Minister Chandrakanthan yesterday (28) and the latter faxed it to the President today (29). |
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